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The Good Dirt: Sustainability Explained
219. Embracing Slow Style: Creating Beauty in Your Home with Zandra Zuraw
In this episode, Zandra Zuraw, founder of Slow Style Home, shares her insights on interior design. Slow Style Home is an interior design coaching platform for people looking to create a beautiful, meaningful home without breaking the bank, hiring a designer, or hurting the planet to get one. Zandra discusses her step-by-step framework, the importance of a vision for your space, and offers tips for decluttering and balancing aesthetics with functionality. Zandra also touches on the broader concept of slow living. She encourages everyone to find a personal and meaningful approach to home decoration and stresses the emotional satisfaction t...
2024-11-22
57 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Trailer: What The Slow Style Home Podcast Is All About
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!The Slow Style Home podcast is about the process of creating a beautiful, one-of-a-kind home without hurting the planet or your wallet to get there. Slow Style is an antidote to fast-paced micro trends and disposable decor and the pressure we've been feeling to live in this instantaneous, perfect home. My name is Zandra Zuraw and I'm really excited to introduce you to Slow Style. On the show, you'll hear solo episodes with me as well as interviews with the best pros working in the interior design field.
2024-11-14
05 min
Uploft Interior Design
Slow Style with Zandra Zuraw
Betsy Helmuth welcomes special guest Zandra Zuraw, who shares her journey from a varied professional background to interior design. Zandra discusses her transition to podcasting and the challenges she faced, recounting her early podcasting days and shift towards teaching and design retreats. They talk about adapting to COVID with online courses and launching "Slow Style Home." The conversation explores evolving career paths, partnerships, and finding one's voice. Zandra explains the principles and mindset of the Slow Style framework, embedding values and subconscious interpretations in home decor, and furniture arrangement. 0:00 Introduction and welcome with special guest Zandra Zuraw 1:42...
2024-07-18
43 min
Uploft Interior Design
Slow Style with Zandra Zuraw
Betsy Helmuth welcomes special guest Zandra Zuraw, who shares her journey from a varied professional background to interior design. Zandra discusses her transition to podcasting and the challenges she faced, recounting her early podcasting days and shift towards teaching and design retreats. They talk about adapting to COVID with online courses and launching "Slow Style Home." The conversation explores evolving career paths, partnerships, and finding one's voice. Zandra explains the principles and mindset of the Slow Style framework, embedding values and subconscious interpretations in home decor, and furniture arrangement. 0:00 Introduction and welcome with special guest Zandra Zuraw 1:42...
2024-07-18
43 min
Here's What We Know
How to Slow Style Design a Home That Tells Your Story with Zandra Zuraw
Send a textThis week on the Here's What We Know Podcast, our host Gary Scott Thomas dives into the art of home design with our special guest, Zandra Zuraw, the podcast host and founder of Slow Style Home (formerly the Style Matters podcast by Little Yellow Couch). She is an interior design coach for everyday homeowners. Zandra shares her philosophy on why design matters and how it intertwines with personal happiness and mental well-being. She emphasizes that it’s not about filling rooms overnight; it’s about crafting spaces that tell your story over time. So...
2024-05-29
54 min
Break the Cycle
Slow Style Home with Designer Zandra Zuraw
In this episode, we break the cycle of societal pressures by slowing things down with Podcast Host, Coach, and Creator of the Slow Style Approach. The ever-fabulous Zandra Zuraw. Zandra educates us on how the Slow Style approach uses your home as a place for personal development and healing and how to use your home as a creative incubator, inspiring you to become who you want to be. Listen to Today's Episode to Learn About:-the journey of finding who you are-what is the slow style approach?...
2024-05-20
57 min
Your World of Creativity
Zandra Zuraw, Slow Style Home interior design
Welcome back to "Your World of Creativity"! Our guest, Zandra Zuraw shares insights into her journey as an interior design coach and podcaster, offering valuable tips for listeners seeking to transform their living spaces into personalized havens of beauty and functionality.**Key Points:**- Zandra introduces herself as the host of a podcast and a professional interior design coach, emphasizing her passion for helping individuals become their own interior decorators.- She discusses the genesis of her approach, coined "Slow Style Home," highlighting the importance of a gradual, mindful process in creating meaningful...
2024-04-08
25 min
Design Curious | Interior Design Career and Business Podcast
76\\ How to Use Podcasting as a Marketing Tool for Your Interior Design Business With Zandra Zuraw
Podcasting is a good marketing strategy for interior designers. As an interior designer, you are always looking for ways to increase your visibility and reach more potential clients. Have you considered podcasting? Today, I'm chatting with Zandra Zuraw, the brilliant mind behind Slow Home Style. She highlights the transformative potential of podcasts as a tool for interior designers to showcase their personality, values, and expertise. From crafting standout pitches that resonate with both podcast hosts and potential clients to utilizing podcast exposure effectively, she guides you on how to distinguish yourself in a c...
2024-02-19
37 min
Life Magnetics
71: Creating Sacred Spaces with Zandra Zuraw
Crystal sits down with Interior Designer Zandra Zuraw to discuss the power of intentional and evocative personal spaces. Subjects discussed: color theory, organic elements in the home, the importance of decluttering in design, designing for feeling (or vibration) vs. designing for trends, and more. Visit Zandra’s Website: https://www.littleyellowcouch.com/Get Zandra’s Free Style Guide: https://www.littleyellowcouch.com/style-mashup Zandra on Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littleyellowcouch/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lilyellowcouch/
2023-10-18
1h 02
Life On the Brink
Interior Design through "Slow Style" w/ Zandra Zuraw!
Hello hello, welcome to Episode 83 of Life On the Brink!I’m so excited about today’s episode, as I’m welcoming a very special guest. Today I’m chatting with Zandra Zuraw, an interior design coach and host of the Style Matters podcast. She has taken decades of creative thinking and journeying through home design and made it into a program to help others become their own interior designers through a process she calls "Slow Style."*Find Zandra, her resources, and the Style Matters podcast at Little Yellow Couch* Currently, I have just mov...
2023-02-16
51 min
The Business That Story Built
53: How to Start, Grow, and Make Sales with a Podcast with Zandra Zuraw
How to Start, Grow, and Make Sales with a Podcast with Zandra Zuraw Sales Series In today’s episode, I interview Zandra Zuraw, the founder of Little Yellow Couch, an interior design coaching platform for passionate homeowners. She's also the host of the popular podcast, Style Matters, which has logged in over 250 interviews with the most creative people working in the interiors industry. Within the first year, Style Matters landed on the coveted iTunes' New and Noteworthy list and is now in the top 1% of most downloaded podcasts across all categories, globally. Little Yellow Couch ha...
2022-12-21
1h 00
Secrets of Confident Women Podcast
The Confidence to Express Who You Are Through Design... with Zandra Zuraw
What a fantastic episode we have for you this week. Jodie speaks with Zandra Zuraw - an Interior Design coach and the host of the podcast ‘Style Matters’, about how to have the confidence to express who you are through design. This conversation is so much fun and jam-packed full of ideas to help women with all forms of expression, to help them increase their confidence and get the most out of their homes. Discover: - why our homes MUST be a true expression of ourselves, especially now that they are the forum for bot...
2022-05-25
42 min
Focus on Progress
S1, Ep 16. Why your environment matters: Interview with Zandra Zuraw
Today's guest is Zandra Zuraw, founder of Little Yellow Couch. Zandra is an interior design coach who teaches people how to confidently express their personal style through their home decor. Although as a child she loved being creative, Zandra’s life took her on a number of different adventures as she tried to discover what she really wanted to do. In this episode, she shares about how she pursued with a passion the things she was interested in and how she knew when it was time to ch...
2022-03-14
45 min
MAKE SPACE with Cara Newhart // home design & diy
Uncovering Your Design Style with Zandra Zuraw
On the show today, I am sitting down with my friend Zandra Zuraw who is the host of the Style Matters podcast. We are going to talk all about uncovering your design style. Zandra has a really fun approach to this. She helps people through her podcast, retreats, and courses. Her approach is all about slow style. Slow style is building your style over time. I really love this approach because it takes the pressure off that you have to have your space finished right now. It lets you experience, do things over time, and slowly unco...
2021-11-24
47 min
The Life And Style Podcast
3. How Style Can Impact Your Mental Health (ft. Zandra Zuraw)
Zandra Zuraw is the founder of interior design coaching company Little Yellow Couch, as well as the host of the podcast Style Matters. She works with everyday people that want to create a home for themselves that is both beautiful and meaningful.---In this episode, Zandra and Caylie discuss:- The slow style approach to decorating your home- Using decorating to help fight depression- Organization as a way of style“We have the ability to produce beauty. That’s pretty powerful.”---Connect with Zandra on Instagram (@littleyellowcouch)Connect with Life and Style Podcast on Instagram (@thelifeandstylepodcast) Be sure you are subscri...
2021-04-09
51 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
The Power of Design Serendipity with Melissa Mary Jenkins
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Melissa Mary Jenkins is a Canadian watercolor and mixed media artist who also makes her own inks from plant materials she grows or forages on her rural property. In our conversation today, we talk about the art of layering colors, materials, moods...both in art and in our rooms. Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy the book, "Slow Style Home"Learn more at our website Want to finally define your style? Grab your free worksheet and u...
2020-09-07
42 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
How Your Home Tells Your Story with Heather French
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!This is a re-released episode from our archives. Heather French is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We talk a lot about how that city has influenced her and how to incorporate your surroundings into your home. Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy the book, "Slow Style Home"Learn more at our website Want to finally define your style? Grab your free worksheet and uncover your personal aesthetic!
2020-08-31
54 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Foundational Design Lessons with Anna Smith
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!This is a re-released episode from 2017. Interiors expert, Anna Smith, founder of the blog and interior design firm, Annabode and Company shares her very actionable suggestions when it comes to approaching the development of your own personal aesthetic and making decor decisions over time. Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy the book, "Slow Style Home"Learn more at our website Want to finally define your style? Grab your free worksheet and uncover your personal aesthetic!
2020-08-24
41 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Mixing Bold Color, Pattern and Styles with Kimberly Duran of Swoonworthy
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!This week we have self-proclaimed unashamed maximalist Kimberly Duran of the blog Swoonworthy. She has truly discovered the design balance of bold colors and tactile fabrics with luxe finishes while still making you feel that you can sit back and put your feet up. We chat about everything from living in a well designed home with pets to designing a room that will afford you a good night's sleep and a brilliant way of choosing colors. Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy...
2020-08-17
42 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Finding Freedom in Minimalism with Erin Boyle
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!This episode originally aired in 2016. Our guest is Erin Boyle, the blogger behind Reading My Tea Leaves and author of "Simple Matters: Living With Less and Ending Up With More". For her, a pared down, simple style is not about deprivation but about the beauty she sees in everyday ordinary things. Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy the book, "Slow Style Home"Learn more at our website Want to finally define your style? Grab your free wor...
2020-08-10
39 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Infusing Floral Design Into Your Interiors with Cynthia Zamaria
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest is floral and interior designer Cynthia Zamaria. She embodies the soul of this podcast, which is to tie together beauty and meaning, style and substance. We cover a lot of ground from personal philosophy, to home renovations, to specific suggestions on what flowers to grow and how to build an arrangement. Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy the book, "Slow Style Home"Learn more at our website Want to finally define your style? Grab you...
2020-07-27
35 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
How Failing Leads You to Your Signature Style with Domicile 37
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest is Jessica Reilly the blogger behind Domicile 37. She have an incredible eye for design, but here's what I want you to take away from this episode: you have to be willing to try things and fail in order to figure out what you love and how to execute it. Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy the book, "Slow Style Home"Learn more at our website Want to finally define your style? Grab your free wo...
2020-07-20
23 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Making Your Home Work For You with Heather Jorde
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest this week is designer Heather Jorde, who also writes the blog, Restless Oasis. We talk about design philosophy, moving houses, incorporating sentimental objects into your decor and how to personalize a cookie-cutter new build. Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy the book, "Slow Style Home"Learn more at our website Want to finally define your style? Grab your free worksheet and uncover your personal aesthetic!
2020-07-13
24 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Trusting Your Gut and Finding Joy with Tiffany Brown
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!I'm inspired by people who are just really good at making their homes their own, without any training. Tiffany Brown is my guest today and she's the blogger behind My Eclectic Nest, When you hear her talking, the joy she experiences is so infectious, I want all of you to feel the same way in your homes! Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy the book, "Slow Style Home"Learn more at our website Want to finally de...
2020-07-06
32 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Pulling Inspiration from Travel with Found & Collected Design
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest this week is Sarah Ramirez of Found & Collected Design and her inspiration comes mostly from traveling, taking in the colors, patterns, textures, landscapes of the places she visits and bringing those cross cultural experiences into her work once she's back home in California. Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy the book, "Slow Style Home"Learn more at our website Want to finally define your style? Grab your free worksheet and uncover your personal aesthetic!
2020-06-29
24 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
The Foraged Home with Joanna Maclennon
Joanna Maclennon is an interiors photographer and she's just come out with a new book, The Foraged Home. And here's what I really loved about it. She shows us, through gorgeous photos, the little treasures we find walking the beach, in the woods, even along the banks of a city river, these come into your home for awhile, find a place on a table or mantel or even on the wall, and then, they may fade or even disintegrate, but by then, you've found something else and the little vignettes you've created around your home keep changing...
2020-06-22
24 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Art & Rugs: The Missing Links with Impeccable Nest
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Emma Carole Paradis is one half of the design power-duo, Impeccable Nest. But her other half in the case, isn't just a business partner or a spouse, it's her mom, Kimberly Carole! And you're about to hear their story. You'll also hear us talking a lot about art. And rugs. And art. Because it turns out, both Emm and I belive that rugs and art are key to pulling a room together! There's so much in this interview that I resonate with, in fact, it was kind of surreal...
2020-06-08
43 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
House Lessons: Renovating a Life with Erica Bauermeister
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Erica Bauermeister usually writes fiction. She's the author of novels such as "The School Of Essential Ingredients," "Joy for Beginners," and most recently, "The Scent Keeper." But she's also just written a memoir about a house. One she bought quite awhile ago and has been working on ever since. Or, as you're about to hear, the house has been working on her. It's called "House Lessons: Renovating a Life," an inspiring story because she's used her home to help her become who she's wanted to be.Downl...
2020-06-01
38 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Free Your Home with Russell and Jordan of 2LG
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Jordan Cluroe and Russell Whitehead met as professional actors in London. And we talk a bit about their careers in that world, which is really interesting. But then they made a big life change, together, to enter the world of design. And their book, Making Living Lovely: Free Your Home with Creative Design is about exactly that. How to free yourself up from any expectations of perfect homes so that you actually create a home that works very specifically for you. As I say in the beginning of our c...
2020-05-25
44 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
The Power of Handmade with The Slower Home
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Today I'm talking with Melissa Parman of The Slower Home. Her beautiful photographs of simple, every day pleasures drew me and I encourage you to follow her on Instagram and check out her website. She and her husband live in a small home in north Texas into which, she has brought many practical things made beautiful by the hands that have created them. In particular, Melissa talks about how using and working with handmade objects allows time for meditation and gratitude. Let's get started. Download the free...
2020-05-18
28 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Using What Matters with Natalie Papier
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest today is someone who I can't take my eyes off of when I'm on Instagram. Designer Natalie Papier of Home Ec has one of the best profiles on IG because her designs are so arresting. She really does combine things in ways you're not expecting with beautiful results. I'll share some photos on the show notes page at https://www.littleyellowcouch.com/blog/natalie-papier, as well as a link to her Instagram account. And speaking of the show notes page, you'll also find a list of some...
2020-05-11
37 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Slow Style Philosophy OTLYC
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!This week is an episode of On The Little Yellow Couch (OTLYC) where it's just you and me. I'm going to share my Slow Style philosophy, which I've developed as a framework for you to create a beautiful, meaningful home. I'll explain what Slow Style means to me, and introduce 3 Pillars of Slow Style. They are:1. Style Evolves2. Creativity Leads to Confidence3. Life Informs Style If you want to know the best way to get started with Slow Style based on y...
2020-05-04
25 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Perfection Isn't the Goal with Myquillyn Smith
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!You might know Myquillyn Smith as “The Nester,” or as the author of “The Nesting Place,” her first book, and the name of her popular blog. She has long subscribed to the belief that “it doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful,” to which I say, Amen! Well, she’s just come out with her second book, “Cozy, Minimalist Home,” in which she promises that you can still have plenty of style, but with less stuff. You may already love how she writes, but once you hear her voice, you’...
2020-04-27
42 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Your Home Needs Art! with Danielle Krysa
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Hello and welcome to the Style Matters podcast, brought to you by Little Yellow Couch. I'm Zandra, your host, and I'm so glad you're here but you've caught us during a break! That doesn't mean you should tune out, though, because during this break, I'm re-releasing some of my all time favorite episodes from the archives! And today, you'll hear from someone who really helps us understand why and how to bring original art into our homes. Danielle Krysa is an artist herself, she's also written several books abou...
2020-04-13
38 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Everyday Home Style with Hilary Rose Walker
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Today's re-released episode takes us all the way back to 2015, but it is still so good and absolutely relevant right now. You'll hear the voice of my good friend, Karen Grant, who is no longer co-hosting with me, along with our guest, professional photo stylist, Hilary Rose Walker. At the time of our conversation, Hilary was writing her blog and podcasting under the name Our Style Stories. Her clients include Sunkist, Samsung, Behr Paints, and Loloi Rugs and A few years ago, she took on a full time pos...
2020-04-06
35 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Inspiration from Literary Settings with Lisa Borgnes Giramonti
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Hello and welcome to the Style Matters podcast, brought to you by Little Yellow Couch. I'm Zandra, your host, and I'm so glad you're here, but you've caught us during a break! We'll be sharing all new interviews starting May 4th, but in the meantime, stick around, because today you'll hear a re-released episode with one of my all-time favorite guests. Now, this one took place several years ago when my good friend, Karen Grant, was still co-hosting with me, so you'll hear her voice along with that of...
2020-03-30
38 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Home is More Than Shelter with Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Breegan Jane and Carrie Locklyn are two awesome people who are also pretty humble, considering what they're doing with their lives these days. They make up two-thirds of the design team behind HGTV's reboot of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. And I was really taken with how much they talked about feeling gratitude towards the people whose homes they are transforming, as well as a deep sense of purpose and connection they are experiencing with their team and the volunteers who help them in every town they visit. This is...
2020-03-23
20 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Entertaining History with Amy Azzarito
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!This one is for all you history geeks out there... and for those of you who used to fall asleep during history class, today's episode will actually keep you interested in it for once. My guest is author Amy Azzarito and her new book, "The Elements of a Home: Curious Histories Behind Every Day Household Objects, From Pillows to Forks," is the most entertaining history book I've ever read. We talk about how knowing some of the stories behind how people used our everyday objects enhances our appreciation an...
2020-03-16
28 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Leaning In to the Outrageous with Divine Savages
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Joining me today are Jamie Watkins and Tom Kennedy of Divine Savages. Together they produce lines of wallpaper and fabric that are both a bit outrageous in terms of color, pattern, and even subject matter, but with such attention paid to the smallest detail that when you look close there's a delicate beauty to their designs as well. We'll talk about the patterns themselves and their recent collaboration with the Natural History Museum in London, the first time ever that the Museum has sold wallpaper based on their ra...
2020-03-09
25 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Decorating 101 with Melissa Michaels
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Many of you may already be familiar with my guest this week. Melissa Michaels is the blogger behind The Inspired Room and author of many books, my favorites being "Love The Home You Have," and "Make Room For What You Love." She has just come out with a new book, "But Where Do I Put The Couch? Answers to 100 Other Home Decorating Questions," which she co-authored with KariAnne Wood. I had the pleasure of meeting KariAnne at a conference several years ago and then had her on the show...
2020-03-02
39 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Living and Decorating with Books: Nina Freudenberger
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Nina Freudenberger of Haus Interior joins me today to talk all about books. Now, if you're someone who reads voraciously, you're going to love this conversation. I, for one, literally can't fall asleep without reading and when I finish a book and don't have a new one to start right away, I go into a slight panic. I'm sure many of you can relate! So I was super excited to find Nina's new book, "Bibliostyle: How We Live At Home With Books," because she marries two of my pers...
2020-02-24
29 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Understanding Color with Rockett St George
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest is one half of the partnership behind Rockett St George, which is a fanciful interiors shop that has a home in Liberty's of London as well as an extensive inventory online. Jane Rockett, along with Lucy St George, have taken their passion for all things home and written two great books on "Extraordinary Interiors," the newest one being all about color. In this conversation, Jane explains the two ingredients that make up color confidence: one is understanding how the color wheel works, and the other is un...
2020-02-17
31 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
How the French Live at Home: Danielle Postel Vinay
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest today is Danielle Postel-Vinay, author of "Home Sweet Maison: The French Art of Making a Home," which gives you a pretty good clue as to what we'll be talking about. In Danielle's book, she encourages us to embrace the idea that our homes are our sanctuaries and a visual representation of who we are, which makes them very special places. I'm so excited to share this conversation with you today! Here's Danielle. Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy the...
2020-02-03
44 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Sacred Spaces In Your Home with Bea PIla
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest today is Bea Pila, who, for over 25 years has been making the connection between design and the spiritual, emotional aspects of our well being. We talk about her book, "Sacred Spaces" where she lays out the principles of she calls "design enlightenment." Her creative process starts with functionality, specifically making sure that the furniture placement encourages a flow of energy between people and then she moves on to interpreting her clients' lifestyle into tangible design elements. Let's dig in. Download the free guide to Defi...
2020-01-27
26 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Getting White Right with Chrissie Rucker
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Chrissie Rucker is the founder of London's The White Company, which sells affordable luxury linens, accessories and furniture, all in neutral colors. She's just written her first book, For The Love Of White, showcasing people's homes where the predominant color palate is a mix of creams, whites and soft greys. The rooms are not only beautiful and peaceful, they are full of personality. We talk about how to achieve this by looking at all of the elements that go into the perfect mix of texture. Download the...
2020-01-20
25 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Your Style Manifesto OTLYC
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Well, it's still January and I don't know about you, but I'm still bathing the glow of a new year, clean slate and my own motivation to make changes and follow through on some resolutions, before I lose steam! In the spirit of setting goals for the year, I thought it might be helpful to walk you through my free worksheet on creating a Style Manifesto for yourself and your home. If you don't already have a copy, you can grab it by going to the show notes pa...
2020-01-13
24 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Declutter & Organize with Monica Leed
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Monica Leed of Simply Spaced, a pro organizer and author of the new book, also called Simply Spaced, said to me that organization is not a once and done kind of thing. And I think I've been kind of assuming it was. In other words, I've been telling myself that if I set up the Right system, with the Right tools and the Right bins, file folders and compartmentalized drawer inserts, I'll never have to organize or declutter anything ever again. And if I do, that means the sys...
2020-01-06
40 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Rebecca Gardner: Best Party Hosting Tips
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!FW8KIH3FhUMtEzwvklZ3Well, everyone, this is the last episode of the season! And we're going out with Rebecca Gardner, owner of the interiors and event planning company Houses & Parties. She's known for her over-the-top events and her signature style of mixing high-end, top-of-the-line decor with a funny, unexpected playfulness that allows everyone to relax, even in the most formal of settings. Her work has been featured in Vogue, Harpers Bazzar, Town & Country, Southern Living and Architectural Digest. I found her when I was flipping through the...
2019-11-25
32 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Annie Selke: Building an Empire
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!I am delighted to introduce you to the woman behind the rug and linen brands Dash & Albert and Pinecone Hill. Annie Selke is a true powerhouse of an entrepreneur and she's also a lovely human being. I remember when I first started seeing her quintessential Dash & Albert rugs in the speciality home shops I was poking around years ago in Maine. And I thought to myself, wow, those are not only really fun and they make me smile, I bet they will also stand the test of time. And...
2019-11-18
42 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Borrowing Design Ideas from an Inn in the Woods with Eliza Clark
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!I was introduced to this week's guest by my friend Susan Brinson of House of Brinson. I had Susan and her husband Will on the show several seasons ago and their episode is definitely one to check out if you haven't already. Anyway, I was talking to Susan about finding a venue for my next style retreat in NY and she said I absolutely had to get in touch with Eliza Clark of Foxfire Mountain House, and I am so grateful for the introduction! Eliza and her husband, Tim...
2019-11-11
45 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Donald Rattner: Optimize Your Home for Creativity
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!I spend a lot of time in my retreats and on this podcast talking about how to be creative. And I'm a big proponent of an expanded definition of creativity to include creative thinking and problem solving so that we stop thinking of creativity as solely belong to artists and crafty people who emulate Martha Stewart. My guest on the show today, architect Donald Rattner, takes us way beyond the who and what definitions of creativity and focuses on the where. As in, where are we most creative and...
2019-11-04
39 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Windy Chien: The Year Of Knots
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Windy Chien is an artist with several past lives which means she's one of those people you can relate to because her path in life hasn't been a straight line. She's done many things, tried many things, had ups and downs, all before landing where she is today. And speaking of straight lines, her medium as an artist has everything to do with lines... and more specifically, with the knots she creates out of those lines. Windy Chen has just come out with a book, The Year Of Kno...
2019-10-28
39 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
The Antiques Diva: Toma Clark Haines
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!I'm opening up the second half of this season with a dynamic woman. Toma Clark Haines, otherwise known as The Antiques Diva, has literally built an empire. Over a decade ago, living in Paris, she started helping other ex-pats furnish their homes from the flea markets and brocantes around the city. The thrill of the hunt was her hobby and her passion and soon it became her business. A global business because there are treasures to be unearthed in every corner of the world. She has a wonderful...
2019-10-21
42 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Questions From The Audience - OTLYC
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!This week I’m answering questions from the audience! All summer I offered free design & decor advice to anyone who wrote in. I loved all of the back & forth conversations we had about your homes. For this episode, I talk about a couple of big picture issues that came up over and over again. And then I dive into some specific questions that you can apply to your own situations. I hope this is helpful… let me know!Download the free guide to Define Your Signature Styl...
2019-10-07
35 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Why Craftsmanship Maters with Ben Soleimani
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest this week is Ben Soleimani. You may have come across his work through years of collaboration he's done with Restoration Hardware. We talk about why they wanted him to elevate their rug collection to the highest quality it's known for today. But Ben has recently moved on and has opened his own studio creating rugs and furniture to be sold direct to the public. Ben's designs continue to be full of layered texture, color and a mix of references to the natural and built environments. He's got a...
2019-09-30
29 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Going Bold To Uncover Who You Are with Emily Henson
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Ok, this one is juicy. Emily Henson is back on the show after writing her 4 book. I often say, your home is your autobiography. Or at least, it's your chance to create one. A visual autobiography that reflects who you are, where you've been and your aspirations for who you want to become. And this is where Emily and I start our conversation. Emily is a stylist and author of 4 books, her most recent called "Be Bold: Interiors for the Brave of Heart." And in it, she talks a lot a...
2019-09-23
39 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Tracy Kinnally: Art Advisor
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest is Tracy Kinnally and she has the really interesting job of advising people on how to start and build private art collections. Her clients are looking for both great monetary investments as well as the acquisition of some stellar pieces of culture to adorn their homes. I thought it would be interesting to hear about her background, her work and her thoughts on why art is such an important piece of creating a meaningful home, no matter your budget. And with that in mind, I want to...
2019-09-16
28 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Copy This Creative Process from Designer Caroline Cecil
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Creativity is elusive. Where inspiration comes from is sometimes a mystery. This week, artist Caroline Cecil take us through her creative proces and shares the story of the many jobs and many hats she's worn before landing in her sweet spot as a designer, working for herself. Since the opening of her eponymous textile and wallpaper company, she uses every aspect of her past lives. I love a good life story and Caroline's is so interesting! I don't want to give away any more. Let's get started. Downl...
2019-09-09
38 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Creating Transcendence at Home with Kim Gordon
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Kim Gordon is a designer, an artist, a businesswoman, and best of all, she's incredibly intuitive when it comes to creating dream homes. Not the kinds of dream homes that are filled with expensive luxury items. But the kinds that really fulfill us in an emotional, creative and even spiritual way. Kim doesn't shy away from honoring the mystical. And what I mean by that is she connects our deepest desires with our intentions for our homes, and then, sort of magically, other areas of our lives get bett...
2019-09-02
47 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Design Inspiration from the Natural World with Erica Tanov
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!When Karen Grant was co-hosting the podcast with me, we both fell in love with Erica Tanov and her book, Design By Nature: Creating Layered, Lived In Spaces, Inspired By the Natural World. I knew this episode was one that I'd want to re-release and now is the perfect time because I'm excited to say that Erica has generously given me copies of her book to give everyone who comes to the Glamping Design Camp in Tulsa this October. Since that retreat is all about using nature as ins...
2019-08-19
28 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Create a Timeless Feeling Home with Melinda McCoy
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!This interview with Melinda McCoy of House 214 Design was originally aired in Oct of 2016. What we so appreciated about Melinda was her understanding that just saying "your home should tell your story," isn't clear enough. What does telling your story mean and how does that show up in your home and design choices. Since then, Melinda has created a course and membership site that you should definitely check out. But her core principles remain the same, making this interview just as helpful today as it was 3 years ago. ...
2019-08-05
31 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Philosophy of Design with Maxwell Ryan
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!This week I'm sharing our interview with Maxwell Ryan, founder of Apartment Therapy and author of several books on home and design. We recorded this interview in 2015 when he was on a tour for his most recent book, Apartment Therapy Complete and Happy Home. Even though this was several years ago, it's still one of our best interviews ever and I think you're going to get a lot out of it. In this re-release from our archives, Karen Grant is co-hosting with me and she just asked Maxwell to...
2019-07-22
25 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Connections Weave Our Homes Together
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!On this episode of On The Little Yellow Couch I talk about the power of connections. Not the networking kind. But the power of feeling truly connected. To each other. And to the deepest reserves of strength and optimism we all have somewhere inside us. To encourage you and I to have real conversations where you get to actually speak with me instead of just listening to me talk, I hope you’ll take me up on my offer of some free consultation this summer! I’ve had the...
2019-07-15
30 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
To Find Your Style, Lean In To Who You Are with Retro Den Tulsa
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!I am having two lovely friends back on the show with me today. I call them "the Ashleys" for short because they are Ashely Daly and Ashley Palmer, co-owners of Retro Den Tulsa. Today we talk about finding your true style by leaning in to who you are. Let's get started. Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy the book, "Slow Style Home"Learn more at our website Want to finally define your style? Grab your free work...
2019-07-08
29 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Designing For Real Life with Paige Lewin
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest this week is a designer who is local to where I live, which is in the Boston area. We've now met at two design conferences and I feel so lucky to have met her in person! She's a designer who really listens to her clients' frustrations and gives them a big bath of Calgon. (If you don't get that reference, I want to know. I want to know exactly how much older I am than you. Just out of curiosity). Anyway, Paige not only loves what she do...
2019-07-01
29 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Becki Griffin: pro stylist teaches us her tricks
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!This week, pro stylist Becki Griffin talks with me about...well...style! How she does it, what she uses, what she shops for and lessons she's learned on a photo shoot that can be used by all of us in our regular, every day homes. She's been working in the interiors business for many years, styling covers and pages for magazines such as Country Living, as well as taking on her own clients for interior design. Becki is super funny and easy to be with, which is a big...
2019-06-24
24 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
How & Why to Use Vintage in any Style with Paige Hull
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!This week I'm talking with Paige Hull of The Vintage Round Top, a beautiful retreat space in the heart of antiquer's heaven in Round Top, TX. Pagie and her husband Smoot have put a lot of love and soul into it, starting with a gut renovation of the first house, "No. 1450," and then adding another they call "Boho," and most recently two small cottages named after their children, The Pierce and The Eisley. This magical place is where you can join me on the next Little Yellow Couch st...
2019-06-17
29 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Creative Ways To Get Unstuck
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!This week it's just you and me! I'm going to share my process when overhauling a room design and then walk you through some ways in which I get myself unstuck if I hit a roadblock. It's all about creativity -- where it comes from and how to cultivate it. We're talking about problem solving in a way that feels great! Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy the book, "Slow Style Home"Learn more at our website Wan...
2019-06-10
29 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Laurence Carr, Holistic Design
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest this week practices holistic design. And by the end of the episode you'll know exactly what that means to Laurence Carr. She has taken her classical ballet training, her life lived on many continents and her passion for sustainability and translated all of that into a thriving interior design studio. Laurence introduces us to three elements that show up in almost everything she creates: space clearing, interior realignment and sensory design. Let's dig in. Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy...
2019-06-03
30 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Traveling with Brooke Milne
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Brooke Milne is the travel blogger behind "Look It's Brooke!" I met her at a conference in California and in getting to know her, and learn about her business, I realized she would be full of advice for us about traveling and how to incorporate your travels into your style at home. Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy the book, "Slow Style Home"Learn more at our website Want to finally define your style? Grab your fr...
2019-05-27
29 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
The Simple Kitchen with Melissa Coleman
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest this week is Melissa Coleman, otherwise known as The Faux Martha. I'm sure you know which Martha that refers to and we'll get to why Melissa chose that name. But first, I'll tell you a little bit about her, in case you don't know. Melissa is a cook, a baker and a writer. I brought her on the show so we could talk about kitchens, one of the most used rooms in our homes, and one that can fill us with dread. It's often cluttered with too...
2019-05-20
42 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Why The World Needs A New Paint Company with Nicole Gibbons
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest this week is the sought after interior designer, Nicole Gibbons. You might recognize her from the Oprah Winfrey TV show "Home Made Simple." Or maybe you've seen her as a guest on The Rachel Ray show, or in the pages of any number of design magazines. She's done it all! But her newest venture, which has basically taken over her life, is a paint company she calls "Clare." I wanted to know what made Nicole drop everything else and pursue a product based company when she's alway...
2019-05-13
30 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Creativity and Mental Health with Anita Joyce
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest today is Anita Joyce of Cedar Hill Farmhouse, located in Round Top Texas, which you may recognize from the hugely famous antiques show that happens there twice a year. Anita and I met several years ago at a conference where we talked about podcasting because we were both about a year or so into it and it was especially nice because there aren't a whole lot of us our there who have interior design focused shows. Anyway, we're finally getting around to recording a conversation! We sta...
2019-05-06
31 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Designing a Home with Plants in Mind with Hilton Carter
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Kicking off Season 12 of the Style Matters podcast is the full-of-life plant lover, Hilton Carter! He's totally someone you want to hang out with as soon as you start talking with him. And talk we do! He's just come out with his first book called Wild At Home and it's all about how to bring plants into your home and work with your style. We happened to both be at the Alt Summit conference in Palm Springs last month so we got to meet in person. That doesn't alway...
2019-04-29
38 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Creating a Layered Aesthetic with Max Humphrey
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Great story. Great designer. One of those who can really express how and why he does what he does. This episode originally aired in January of 2017 and I continue to go to his portfolio over and over for my own inspiration and when I'm looking to learn something specific about design. I think you're gonna love him as much as I do! Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy the book, "Slow Style Home"Learn more at our website ...
2019-04-22
32 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Jen Harrison Pulls a Room Together
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Jennifer Harrison lights up a room. Or, in this case, she's lighting up our earbuds. When we first met Jennifer, we were pulled into her undertow of happy energy and ended the interview on such a pure high that I knew I wanted to share it again for those of you who missed it the first time. In this episode, Jennifer talks so beautifully about the design value of incorporating vintage, antique and flea market finds into your home. She's the founder of the online shop Flea Market Fab...
2019-04-15
36 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Life Goals with Anne Sage
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!One of my favorite books on design, and one that's had a lot of influence on how I think about helping clients with figuring out their aesthetic, is by Anne Sage and it's called Sage Living. In this episode, which originally aired in 2016, we talk with Anne about her realization that her home could be a source of support as she was making a major life transition. She talks candidly about her personal life and how her professional life has taken many different turns, with the ups and do...
2019-04-08
31 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Get Creative with LIz Kamarul
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!This is a re-release of our episode with designer Liz Kamarul, originally recorded in the summer of 2017. We talk about her stunning home in Portland OR that she was leaving behind to spend several months traveling around the country in an RV that she and her husband had just started to renovate. Since then Liz has settled in New Orleans, working her style magic from there. I wanted to re-release this episode because I think Liz's "just do it" and "why not" approach to decorating is a good rem...
2019-04-01
26 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Get Organized with Peter Walsh
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!This week starts a 5 episode series of re-released interviews from the archives. First up is our interview with organizational guru, Peter Walsh, which we aired almost exactly three years ago in April, 2016. I first saw Peter on Oprah's show and I still cut out the articles he writes for O Magazine. What I loved about him then is that he helped people get organized from the inside-out and in a soulful way. I mean, that's totally Oprah, right? Now, I love him even more because he's so kind and a...
2019-03-25
33 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Solving Design Dilemmas with JoannaThornhill
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!I have a repeat guest on the show this week! Once again, I'm interviewing author Joanna Thornhill because she's just come out with a new book and I'm giving it my full and sincere endorsement! It's called "My Bedroom Is An Office, and Other Interior Design Dilemmas). I'm gonna tell you all about what makes this book so useful once I've got Joanna on the line. But for now, I'll just say that during our conversation, we cover things like choosing the right white (cuz you know there are...
2019-03-18
31 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Living Beautifully Isn't A Luxury with Ingrid Fetell Lee
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest this week is author Ingrid Fetell Lee. She's just written a book called "Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness." And let me tell, you, I read it a few months ago and I can't stop thinking about it! It's not an interior design book and yet it has given me so many ideas and so much inspiration for continuing to create a home I love. Ingrid followed her curiosity for 10 years before putting pen to paper. She wanted to figure out why ce...
2019-03-11
43 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Raising Chickens and Making Cocktails with Kate Richards
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!So this week's episode is not as much directly related to interior design as they usually are. But, it's still ultimately about how our environments and the atmosphere we create is connected to a life well lived. My guest is Kate Richards of the blog, Drinking With Chickens. Now, if you already follow Kate, you know she's a ton of fun and that her home and, more importantly, her backyard are well worth taking a look at for their design appeal. She hosts some amazing outdoor parties, complete with...
2019-03-04
29 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
What to Expect from an Interior Designer Abbie Naber
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Today is for all of you who are thinking about hiring someone to help you furnish or decorate your home. You might be considering a full on, top to bottom, in person interior designer, or someone who simply works with you online to give you some ideas and sources that you then implement yourself, or someone like me and some of my past guests who act as consultants to help give shape to your own vision. In any of these cases, I thought it would be helpful to kn...
2019-02-25
22 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
New Renovations, Old Soul with Anthony D'Argenzio
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest this week is Anthony D’Argenzio. He launched his art direction company Zio & Sons in New York City before moving to Hudson, NY where he’s now the owner of This Old Hudson, a work and living space open for photo shoots and travelers wishing to stay in a beautifully styled setting while visiting the Hudson Valley region. I talk with him about the renovation of the property, the aesthetic he’s created there and how he goes about mixing and layering texture, style and materials in a s...
2019-02-18
28 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Finding Luxury in Simplicity with Shannon Ables
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest today is author Shannon Ables. Her newest book is called "Living The Simply Luxurious Life: Making Your Everydays Extraordinary and Discovering Your Best Self." She covers a lot of ground in this book, talking about aspects of our lives such as money, our health, our careers.... and we don't have time to talk abou it all! So in our conversation, we start with the big picture, talking about where luxury, true luxury, comes from and how to attain it. And then, we zero in on the home...
2019-02-11
34 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Why Choose Natural Stone with Steve Schrenk
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!This week's interview is jam packed with information and inspiration. I'm talking with Steve Schrenk, a sculptor and media director for Polycor, the largest natural stone quarrier in North America. We cover a lot of ground, starting with Steve's training as a sculptor and then he teaches us about the different kinds of stone you might want to consider using in your own home, how to use stone as a design element, where to find it, what kinds of quarries it comes from and the environmental impact of ex...
2019-02-04
34 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Putting Yourself Out There
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!In this behind the scenes episode, I talk about the necessity of putting your true self out there so that you can achieve a life you love. I then talk with designer Megan Pflug about how she recently did this and how it's changed her life. We tie it all into making your home work for you as you challenge yourself and take risks.Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy the book, "Slow Style Home"Learn more at ou...
2019-01-28
38 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
A Designer Designs Her Own Home with Michelle Gage
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!My guest this week is Philadelphia based interior designer, Michelle Gage. We talk about her obsession with floor plans, her time working at Anthropologie and her latest project, her dining room. We actually talk a lot about this room because not only is it fabulous to look at, Michelle wrote about the costs associated with doing a makeover of this scale. And I thought that it was so refreshing to hear honest talk about money. Toward the end, Michelle also says a few things that I think make for...
2019-01-21
34 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
A Beautifully Considered Home with Shavonda Gardner
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Many of you have probably seen Shavonda Gardner's home on Instagram, on her blog or from the One Room Challenge. Her bold, eclectic style has had a big influence on those of us who follow her on social media. But today, we get to hear a more personal side of Shavonda. I love how she and Naomi have really taken their family values into consideration when choosing where and how they want to live. I think that's my favorite part of this interview. But, of course, we also talk...
2019-01-14
40 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Helpful Color Rules with Angela Bunt
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Angela Bunt is an interior designer in London, known for her ability to find the perfect colors for anyone's home. She shares her secrets with us, along with a joyful description of her long career. Download the free guide to Define Your Signature StyleBuy the book, "Slow Style Home"Learn more at our website Want to finally define your style? Grab your free worksheet and uncover your personal aesthetic!
2019-01-07
41 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
On The LYC - Your Style, With Kids
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Today we're airing another conversation from our Little Yellow Couch, called "On The LYC." These episodes are where Zandra and I get to dig a little deeper into a topic that was brought up in our interviews with stylists and designers from recent shows. We offer some examples from our own lives where we're changing things up in our homes, and we also share one thing that each of us is currently obsessing over. July is all about Your Style, With Kids.Download the free guide to...
2018-07-30
22 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
On the LYC - 3 Things
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Today we're airing another conversation from our Little Yellow Couch, called "On The LYC." These episodes are where Zandra and I get to dig a little deeper into a topic that was brought up in our interviews with stylists and designers from recent shows. We offer some examples from our own lives where we're changing things up in our homes, and we also share one thing that each of us is currently obsessing over. July is all about 3 Things!Download the free guide to Define Your Sig...
2018-07-03
31 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
On The LYC - Dream Home
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Today we're airing another conversation from our Little Yellow Couch, called "On The LYC." These episodes are where Zandra and I get to dig a little deeper into a topic that was brought up in our interviews with stylists and designers from recent shows. We offer some examples from our own lives where we're changing things up in our homes, and we also share one thing that each of us is currently obsessing over. June is all about our DREAM HOMES!Download the free guide to Def...
2018-06-04
24 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
On The LYC - Ancestry
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Today we're airing another conversation from our Little Yellow Couch, called "On The LYC." These episodes are where Zandra and I get to dig a little deeper into a topic that was brought up in our interviews with stylists and designers from recent shows. We offer some examples from our own lives where we're changing things up in our homes, and we also share one thing that each of us is currently obsessing over. May is all about ANCESTRY as a design element!Download the free gui...
2018-05-14
48 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
On The LYC - Change
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Today we're airing another conversation from our Little Yellow Couch, called "On The LYC." These episodes are where Zandra and I get to dig a little deeper into a topic that was brought up in our interviews with stylists and designers from recent shows. We offer some examples from our own lives where we're changing things up in our homes, and we also share one thing that each of us is currently obsessing over. January is all about CHANGE!Download the free guide to Define Your Sig...
2018-01-29
28 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Vestige Home
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Zandra and I are so happy to have Nicole Cole of Vestige Home on the podcast this week! Nicole is a maker and interior designer based in Philadelphia. Her online shop is filled with her gorgeously crafted one-of-a-kind wooden housewares as well as carefully curated items from other designers and makers. Her interior design services also focus on this attention to craftsmanship and the idea of living well. On the podcast we talk about creativity, caring for handmade items and why it is important to invest in them as well...
2018-01-22
41 min
Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors
Retro Den
Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode!Well Zandra and I have finally found our soulmates! We are so excited to have Ashley Daly and Ashley Palmer on the podcast today! They are the owners and creative minds behind Retro Den, a shop located in Tulsa, Oklahoma where they buy, sell, and trade vintage home goods and furniture as well some beautifully curated handmade goods and plants. They are absolute experts at layering vintage and new and have so much inspiration to share. We even wrap up the episode with a collective butchering of a furni...
2017-11-06
1h 02